Dog that disappeared in Florida in 2016 is found in New York

September 16, 2017Updated: September 19, 2017 1:53am

Photo: Danielle Finkelstein, AP

Volunteer Myra Kennett, of the rescue group Bobbi and The Strays, plays with Relay at the facility in Freeport, N.Y., Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017. The German shepherd mix went under a backyard fence in West Palm Beach, Fla. in February 2016 and the dog's microchip has been traced back to the owners. The shelter's looking for a volunteer to drive the dog to Florida. (Danielle Finkelstein/Newsday via AP)

Volunteer Myra Kennett, of the rescue group Bobbi and The Strays,...

FREEPORT, N.Y. (AP) — A dog that disappeared in Florida in February 2016 has been found in New York.

A woman who said she found the German shepherd-Jack Russell Terrier mix brought it last week to a Long Island and New York City rescue group called Bobbi and The Strays, which traced its microchip and tracked down its astonished family in West Palm Beach, Florida.

"I had said many times, 'They're going to find that dog. They may not find that dog alive, but somehow, some way, they're going to find the chip on that dog and they're going to be calling us,'" Rick Moneck told The Associated Press in a phone call on Saturday. Nonetheless, the news came as quite the shock.

"I never, ever expected — you know, we kind of gave up on it," said Moneck. "After this much time had gone by, you just move on with your life."

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